The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-08-21
William Gooch, sentenced to the

William Gooch, sentenced to the
penitentiary for twenty years for the
killing of Mr. Cheatham in Raleigh,
has escaped.
Judge Hall yesterday was thought
to have slightly improved, a change
which was gladly hailed by many
anxious friends.
Knoxville wants a soap factory.
We have thought for some time she
needed one. So much lye ought
not go to waste.
The Charlotte Chronicle calls an
attempt at burglary "a midnight
Silhouette" We feared we would
get down to this sooner or later.
Federal aid to education is evident
ly not needed in the Charlotte pre-
cinct.
State Treasurer Balm advises sher-
ifs of the State to make no further
arrests of drummers selling or offer
ing to sell without license until after
the November term of the Federal
court at Raleigh, but to take the
names of all such for possible fu>
ture Use.
Chedister has declared his indie
pendence. Yesterday afternoon the
Lone Star flag was flung to the
breeze. The Star six feet from
point to point was mere twinkler
way up Yonder; but the broad
stripes were not dimmed in splen.
dor. 1t is Washington flag.
The Brevard Pioneer says: I'VE
are informed by those who profess
TO know, that while the corn which
was overfowed in the late freshet
has been damaged considerably, yet
seasons have been SO very favorable
that twice as much will be made
this year as last, Notwithstanding
the damage by water"
The Franklin Press gives the fol-
Lowing: "Tn removing Mr., J.
Johnson's old wooden store house
last week, the workmen found be-
meath the floor a Spanish coin hun
dred and sixty-four years old"
Uncle Jack lost this coin when he
and it were both young. We are
glad he has recovered it.
The Salisbury Watchmon says:
"There is no market in the State,
that, for an abundance of things to
subsist upon. will excel ours. We
have everything, :of everykind that
other people have, and more be-
sides" Yes, and as many hand>
some women to the square yard as
any place we have ever known.
The many friends Of Miss Nellie
Moreland will be pleased to learn
that she has returned to Asheville
for the summer. She is accompa-
MED by her handsome, intelle-
gent cousin, Miss Annie Raphael of
Mobile, Alabama. and by Mr.. and
Mrs. Wylie of the same city. They
are stopping with Mr.. w. r. Reyn-
nolds on Woodfin street. We hope
their visit will be a plesent one.
Henry o. Marcy, NJ. D, of Ros-
ton, Mass, President Of the China
talogical Bureau of the Internation-
al Congress to meet soon in Wash
ington, D. C., was in the city a day
or two ago. DIR, Marcy wrote a
paper some time ago which he read
before the American Medical Asso-
citation, afterwards published in
pamphlet form, on the climate of
Western North Carolina. This pa
per was the direct result of a per
sonal investigation of the climate
and country the author having
travelled this portion Of the State on
horseback and in carriage. We
hope that some of the foreign dele
cations may come up to the moun~
tains to see what we have here in
the way of climate, scenery and
real estate.
The Lenoir Topic says: "At
Bazaar" held in Asheville, last
week there was an election held as
to who was the most popular law
yer, doctor, young lady, &c, &c.
Our old friend Joe Adams carried
off the honors as the most popular
lawyer. Joe would have cotton a
nice vote on the score Of good
looks, too, if they had voted on the
question, notW outstanding that he
and Judge Graves are not consider
ed particularly handso ne by cer>
tain persons in Mitchell county"
The prize in this instance was a
handsome peacock, with a magniS
ficent spread as to tail, and it was
not only the good looks OF Mr.. Ad-
ans which elected the large major
ity he received, but the well known
fact of his proudness thereof. Friend
Joe spreads his peacock tail now
with Standardization.
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